Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
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Third-Party Cookies:
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Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
FOI #22-413 (11-13-22, 9:03 pm) - Subject - Body Cam video
Name - Bobert Springs
Affiliation -
i would like to request the body cam unedited footage and investigative materials regarding incident #2200012239, an assault at 19 Husky Cir on 2/19/22.
UConn Health
Description: Legacy EMR Archival System Purchase & Implementation
Bid Opening Date: 6/19/2017
Contract Award Date: 6/27/2018
I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above:
1. All submitted proposals including winning proposal
2. Scoring and evaluation sheets
3. Final contract
I ask that the information be provided electronically by email if possible. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me before filing my request. Should you deny my request, or any part of the request, please state in writing the basis for the denial.
FOI #22-410 (11-9-22, 12:13 pm) - Subject - Event Registration on Election Day for Fairfield Way/UConn Seal
Name - Student Student
Affiliation - Student at University of Connecticut
Looking for all the event registration information for those who requested to table on Election Day of 2022 outside the Student Union on Fairfield Way. More specifically, the organization name, who paid for the registration, any information they provided about the event, and any forms that were submitted.
FOI #22-409 (11-8-22, 3:56 pm) - Subject - Award Information Request
Name - Steven Briva
Affiliation - Deltek
Hope you’re doing well. I would like to request for an assistance in obtaining the awarded vendors (bidder’s list, bid tab or award notice) for the following the RFP notice:
Title: Temporary IT Support for EPIC & Other Clinical & Non-Clinical Systems
Bid Number: UCHC4-155915401
Response Date: 05/09/2022
The schedule for this has closed several months ago - is there a status of the awards? Basically aiming to see and understand if there are any finalists in the running.
The case report number is 22-79137 per the UConn Police. I am requesting a copy of the security video that shows this incident which took place at approx 8:30pm.
All material that undergraduates at your university receive in mandatory sexual assault training. This includes the PDFs or powerpoints for the trainings, or access to the online course if applicable. If undergraduate students receive supplemental training such as bystander intervention, drug or alcohol, or RA, greek life, or student athlete programming, I am interested in this as well.
FOI #22-405 (11-3-22, 2:29 pm) - Subject - Athletic department recruitment
Name - Muneer Ahmad
Affiliation - Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization
1) Any data and information regarding the budget of the athletics department apportioned for recruiting athletes, coaches, and other athletic department staff for the university in the past 5 years.
2) Any data collected regarding the race, ethnicity, or national origin of applicants for coaching, training, and other athletic department positions in the past 5 years, as well as any supporting reports or studies.
3) Any data collected regarding the race, ethnicity, or national origin of athletes who were successfully or unsuccessfully recruited in the past 5 years, as well as any supporting reports or studies.
FOI #22-404 - Subject - UCHC4-130591121 - EPIC and Clinical Systems Temporary IT
Name - Rishabh Agrawal
Affiliation -
We are contacting you regarding the awarded contract titled: EPIC and Clinical Systems Temporary IT Support for The University of Connecticut Health Centre, with contract number #UCHC4-130591121. We were wondering if you could please share the following documents:
1. Can you please share the Technical Proposals of all participating vendors?
2. Can you please share the Cost Proposals of all participating vendors?